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Book Review: Joni Mitchell — One Side, Now

September 8, 2014
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The pleasures of Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words are the pleasures of being a fly on the wall.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 7, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

Theater Interview: Wordsmiths Strike Back — The Poets’ Theatre Redux

September 6, 2014
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We intend to stage work by all the living American poets we can lure into our sphere: starting right here in Cambridge.

Film Review: “No No: A Dockumentary” — Could Use a Touch of Madness

September 6, 2014
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No No: A Dockumentary presents a textured portrait, on and off the field, of ’70s pitching phenomenon Dock Ellis.

CD Review: Sérgio Mendes Pours on the “Magic”

September 5, 2014
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“Magic” reflects the Mendes touch—more than 50 years of expert piano, arranging, and production chops, and a genius for choosing the right collaborators.

Book Review: The Darkly Droll, Desperately Farcical “Privy Portrait”

September 5, 2014
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Privy Portrait portrays a contemporary human being who has lost all handholds, all footholds, all practical, moral, and metaphysical support—except for that provided by the articles of his beloved encyclopedia.

From the Editor’s Desk: Lessons from Bertolt Brecht — and Highlights of the Week

September 4, 2014
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Today’s increasingly corporate-approved theater stays within safe, civic-minded boundaries.

Fuse Theater Review: In NYC — “The Last Days of Cleopatra” + “Nothing Normal”

September 4, 2014
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Although the production of The Last Days of Cleopatra is at times a bit hard to follow, patient audience members will be rewarded by a profound dramatic payoff.

Theater Review: “A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline” — An Enjoyable Homage to a Legend of Country Music

September 4, 2014
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A Short Walk with Patsy Cline leaves you wanting more. It will send you — back or for the first time — to Cline’s own recordings.

Fuse Film Review: The Montreal World Film Festival — The End is Nigh?

September 3, 2014
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It would be a great pity if the MWFF, with its luminous history, was put out to pasture.

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